FILE - In this June 29, 2007 file picture Swiss artist H.R. Giger poses with two of his works at the art museum in Chur, Switzerland. H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi ...

That’s the famous question posed by Ash (Ian Holm) in one of the many tense scenes of Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien. Ash goes on: “Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its ...

With the sad news of H.R. Giger passing away, we're resurfacing this feature (originally published on October 9, 2011) to pay tribute to this legendary artist. Giger's first-ever album cover was done ...

This sounds like one of the many thousand restaurant concepts that never actually open, but Davies is serious. Last week it was announced that Giger had signed on for the project, and aspects of ...

“This is the oldest skull I have,” the Swiss artist H.R. Giger says, showing off this prized possession the breezy way you might a set of Fiestaware. He lifts the skull and regards it. But then his ...

The aliens have landed at the Independent fair in New York—or at least, the work of science fiction legend H.R. Giger has. On the booth of New York gallery Lomex, looming above the galleries like some ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. H.R. Giger poses with a prototype of his Xenomorph design for 'Alien.' The artist hoped to feature translucent version of the ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist who burst into the public consciousness on this side of the Atlantic designing the horrific look of the title creature in “Alien,” died Monday after being ...

H.R. Giger was the guy who made me sleep with the lights on for years. The iconic Swiss painter and sculptor, who died Monday at the age of 74, reportedly suffered from night terrors for much of his ...

Legendary artist and friend of the rock and metal world H.R. Giger has passed away at the age of 74. Along with providing special effects, sculptures and set designs for films such as the 'Alien' ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist designer and artist who died Tuesday at 74, is being remembered primarily for his visual contributions to the 1979 movie “Alien” and its sequels. His conception for ...